- The PM will lead a diplomatic blitz this week, with next 48 hours said to be crucial in averting war in Ukraine
- Boris Johnson will make a tour of Europe as countries have braced for the looming threat of a Russian invasion
- Vladimir Putin’s troops are planning to cross the border into Ukraine ‘at any moment’, intelligence suggests
Boris Johnson will lead a last-ditch diplomatic blitz this week to avert war in Ukraine. With the next 48 hours said to be crucial, the Prime Minister will make a whistle-stop tour of Europe as the world braces for an imminent Russian invasion.
Intelligence suggests Vladimir Putin’s troops are planning to cross the border ‘at any moment’, possibly as soon as Wednesday.
Mr Johnson warned last night that the crisis in Eastern Europe was at ‘a critical juncture’ and he and other allies will spend the coming hours and days attempting to pull Russia ‘back from the brink’.
Britain yesterday pledged ‘further economic support to Ukraine’ as more than 130,000 Russian troops stood massed at its borders.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will attend a meeting with his Nato counterparts in Brussels this week to prepare the security alliance’s response to any attack on Ukrainian sovereignty.